Alfie har etter hvert spilt mye, og håper på ¨være med Leeds på neste pre season..
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/at-first-i-was-getting-clattered-alfie-mccalmont-on-oldham-athletic-loan-lessons-and-leeds-united-hopes-3161686Essensen:
At Leeds, McCalmont was operating in the same deep-lying role that Kalvin Phillips has made his own under Bielsa.
Playing at Oldham he’s taken on more of a Mateusz Klich role and has relished the chance to contribute offensively.
“I’ve played mostly as what you’d call a No 8 at Leeds, box to box, which I’ve preferred,” he said. “I know I can get forward, shoot, drive at people, get assists. I’ve scored five this season and a lot have been from late runs into the box.
“It’s something I feel like I’m good at. At Leeds, I played a bit deeper, so I could read the play. [Kewell] has played me a bit deeper so I can get the ball from the back, keep the play moving.
When we’re not playing from the back as much, I play further forward, get on the ball and get shots off.”
A six-game spell out of the team early on in the season taught him that nothing is handed to you. He said: “You’ve got to work for it, work for your shirt.
“Going back after international duty, I knew I wasn’t going to walk back into the team. I had to work hard and, when the opportunity came, nail down my position.”
Currently on a run of eight starts and with 26 Oldham appearances under his belt, McCalmont feels his decision to go out on loan has been justified and worthwhile. He’s had good feedback from his parent club – academy manager Adam Underwood and Under-23s boss Mark Jackson have made contact, Leeds have received all the footage of his games – and successive Oldham bosses have backed him to play. So there’s good reason to be full of confidence ahead of a pre-season return to Leeds.
